Hot Reads: ARK ETF Has Record Month

ARK Invest Still Setting Pace In Thematic ETF Boom (Bloomberg)
“ARKK” leads record month of inflows despite slow week.

5 Questions For The GameStop Congressional Hearings (Reformed Broker)
Here’s what the committee should be seeking answers to.

‘This Is Not The Market Participant’s Problem’ (Benzinga)
Volatility arbitrage trader talks GameStop, market microstructure and regulation.

Disparities In Companies' ESG Ratings (Institutional Investor)
With the explosion of ESG data and ratings, there’s little agreement on what makes a company good or bad.

Jeff Bezos Steps Down As Amazon CEO (CNBC)
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will leave his post later this year.

3 Things To Remember About Emerging Markets (Evidence-Based Investor)
Nothing stays the same in emerging markets.

SEC Creates Senior Role For Climate Change, ESG (ThinkAdvisor)
A former counsel to ex-Commissioner Jackson will be agency’s first senior policy advisor on climate and ESG.

Your Portfolio May Not Be So Diversified (Advisor Perspectives)
Obtaining global diversification has never been easier or less expensive.

Beware The Bubble? (CFA Institute)
The Buffett Indicator has been flashing red.

Buyout Firms Take ‘Surprisingly Long’ Exiting Post-IPO Holdings (Institutional Investor)
Meanwhile, they’re still raking in fees.

Steady As She Goes (Advisor Perspectives)
The 2021 U.S. economic outlook.

Does Trading Via Phone Increase Risk Taking? (Evidence-Based Investor)
New research suggests trading on your phone is even worse than trading individual stocks.

Meme Stocks Lose $167B (Bloomberg)
In matter of days, 60% of meme-stock gains were wiped out.